Parish government · Jackson Parish, LA

Jackson Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jackson Parish took in $70.4 million and spent $55.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)47%Parish taxes22%Federal tax money13%Fines and other11%State tax money5.2%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

47%

of Jackson Parish's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Parish taxes22%

Property tax
18%$12.7 million
Sales tax
3.7%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$108 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$33.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$21.8 million
  • Other service charges$10.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$449 thousand
  • Garbage collection$394 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
13%$9.3 million

State tax money5.2%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
5.2%$3.7 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$845 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$7.9 million
Fines
0.1%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals56%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Running the government and other costs5.0%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

56%

of Jackson Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
56%$30.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$28.3 million
  • Public health$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$11.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$10.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$992 thousand
  • Fire protection$660 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$161 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$292 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Jackson Parish itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.